In February, the Smithtown Town Board approved the formation of the Opioid and Addiction Task Force. The group will work with ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Indiana saw one of the country's biggest year-over-year drops in fatal overdose deaths in 2023, per new CDC data. Why it matters: Overdose deaths seem to be falling as ...

Ice rinks and toy robots: an investigation finds some questionable uses for money from the opioid settlement fund that was ...

Even as the Trump administration attempts to gut every kind of federal grant bolstering local services, from transportation to public health and beyond, Travis County is still managing to continue its ...

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Dr Kwame Sarpong Asiedu, a Public Health Officer, has called for a more deterring punishment for pharmacy shops ...

After more than a decade of concerted efforts among federal agencies, local law enforcement and recovery groups, the fight to ...

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A Sacramento County patrol deputy who was revived with an opioid reversal drug at the central station in 2023 lied about his drug use, an internal affairs investigation determined.

Connecticut reports a third consecutive decline in fatal overdoses despite the rise of more potent opioids such as fentanyl ...

Troops in Nogales, Mexico, have found 150 fentanyl pills, according to official statistics. Meanwhile, U.S. officials across ...